Wildland Firefighter (Smokejumper) - Direct Hire Authority

Office of the Secretary of the Interior

Fairbanks, AK On-site Full-time $25.37–$28.69/hr

Posted Aug 3, 2026 Last checked by Jobs.best today

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Workplace On-site

Employment Full-time

Location Fairbanks, AK

Salary $25.37–$28.69/hr

Career field Protective service

Matched occupation Firefighters

Posted Aug 3, 2026

Source USAJobs (federal)

About this role

This is a Direct-Hire advertisement. Veterans preference is not applicable to this advertisement. Learn more about this authority at: Direct Hire Authority This Wildland Firefighter (Smokejumper) position is with the US Wildland Fire Service, GW-0456-5 working in the following location(s): Boise, ID (NIFC) Fairbanks, AK Applicants will not be considered for locations not selected.

Role content above is provided by Office of the Secretary of the Interior via USAJobs (federal). Applying continues on the employer’s own website.

Career context

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Matched career Firefighters

Protective service

$59,280US median annual pay

+3.4%Projected growth · as fast as average

27,100Annual openings

345,990Currently employed

The employer range is about 5% below the $28.50/hr national median for the matched occupation.

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